25 CRPF jawans killed in Chhattisgarh ambush: Timeline of Naxal bloodbath

The guerrillas killed 25 jawans of CRPF in one of the deadliest attacks in the recent past

In another chilling reminder of the costs of  festering Naxal insurgency, the guerrillas on Monday killed 25 jawans of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in one of the deadliest attacks in the recent past in Chhattisgarh’s restive Sukma district. ( Read more) 
 
Though the senior officials neither confirmed nor denied, a top intelligence official told Business Standard that a group of jawans were reportedly  having lunch when the incident took place. Following the attack, the paramilitary force issued a statement that about 300 to 400 Naxals "ambushed" its patrol party. The statement added that a "considerable number